Kalash girl wearing a traditional headdress decorated with cowrie shells and a black embroidered dress

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Kalash girl wearing a traditional headdress decorated with cowrie shells and a black embroidered dress. The Kalasha (Kalasha: Kaĺaśa, Nuristani: Kasivo) or Kalash, are a Dardic indigenous people residing in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They speak the Kalasha language, from the Dardic family of the Indo-Aryan branch. They are considered unique among the peoples of are also considered to be Pakistan's smallest religious community.

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Size: 3647px × 7253px
Location: Rumbar valley, northern Pakistan
Photo credit: © Chris Frost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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